The Civil Wars
My Father’s Father
[Verse 1: John Paul White with Joy Williams]
I hear something hanging on the wind
I see black smoke up around the bend
I got my ticket and I'm going to go
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[Verse 2: Joy Williams with John Paul White]
The leaves have changed a time or two
Since the last time the train came through
I got my ticket and I'm going to go
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[Verse 3: John Paul White with Joy Williams]
My father's father's blood is on the track
A sweet refrain drifts in from the past
I got my ticket and I'm going to go
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[Verse 4: Joy Williams with John Paul White]
The winding roads that led me here
Burn like coal and dry like tears
So here's my hope, my tired soul
And here's my ticket, I want to go
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